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Heavy Love (Buddy Guy album)

Heavy Love is an album by the American blues musician Buddy Guy, released in 1998.[2][3] It was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Contemporary Blues Album".[4]

Heavy Love
Studio album by
Buddy Guy
Released1998
GenreBlues, blues rock
LabelSilvertone[1]
ProducerDavid Z
Buddy Guy chronology
As Good As It Gets
(1998) 		Heavy Love
(1998) 		Buddy's Baddest: The Best of Buddy Guy
(1999)

The album peaked at No. 163 on the Billboard 200.[5]

Production

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Produced by David Z, the album was recorded in Nashville.[6] In an attempt to get the album played on popular radio, Guy added synthetic drums and tape loops to some tracks.[7]

Jonny Lang duets with Guy on the album's lead single, "Midnight Train".[8]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Age    [9]
AllMusic     [10]
Robert Christgau   [11]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [12]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[13]
The Hamilton Spectator    [14]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings    [15]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide     [16]

Entertainment Weekly wrote that the album focuses on "tight songs, concise, off-kilter solos, funk-tinged grooves, and impassioned vocals."[13] The Daily Herald called "Did Somebody Make a Fool Outta You" "a mesmerizing piece of fretwork and utter soul."[17] The Chicago Tribune opined that "the methodical finale, 'Let Me Show You', showcases the singer's soft, tearful, underrated voice."[18] The Hamilton Spectator noted that "a Buddy Guy album is the only place where the volume faders are often turned down to 2 rather than consistently bombarding your ears at 11."[14]

AllMusic thought that "purists will cringe at the unabashed commercial concessions," but acknowledged that "Heavy Love works well when compared to the modern electric blues of the post-Stevie Ray Vaughan era, especially since Guy once again contributes some scorching solos."[10] (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide deemed the album "refreshingly modern, if uneven."[16]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Heavy Love"5:39
2."Midnight Train"5:21
3."I Got a Problem"5:17
4."I Need You Tonight"5:17
5."Saturday Night Fish Fry"5:29
6."Had a Bad Night"4:43
7."Are You Lonely for Me Baby"3:55
8."I Just Want to Make Love to You"3:25
9."Did Somebody Make a Fool Out of You"7:49
10."When the Time Is Right"4:32
11."Let Me Show You"5:34

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "The Year in Blues". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 26, 1998 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Clarke, John (13 June 1998). "Blues Choice". Features. The Times. p. 11.
  3. ^ Perry, Jonathan (May 22, 1998). "Damn Right, He's Buddy Guy". Rolling Stone.
  4. ^ "Buddy Guy". GRAMMY.com. December 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "Buddy Guy". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Buddy Guy, Torchbearer for Windy City Blues". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  7. ^ Sculley, Alan (17 Sep 1998). "Buddy Guy Takes Blues Tradition into the '90s". Get Out. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 18.
  8. ^ "The Big Guy of Blues on Three Stages". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  9. ^ Reilly, Terry (10 July 1998). "CD Reviews". Entertainment Guide. The Age. p. 10.
  10. ^ a b "Heavy Love - Buddy Guy | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  11. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Buddy Guy". www.robertchristgau.com.
  12. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 49.
  13. ^ a b "Heavy Love". Entertainment Weekly.
  14. ^ a b Krewen, Nick (16 June 1998). "Heavy Love". The Hamilton Spectator. p. C8.
  15. ^ The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. 2006. p. 235.
  16. ^ a b (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. pp. 352–353.
  17. ^ Guarino, Mark. "Chicago Red Hots Smashing Pumpkins and Buddy Guy make it a summer of love". Time Out. Daily Herald. p. 4.
  18. ^ Knopper, Steve (7 June 1998). "Buddy Guy". Arts & Entertainment. Chicago Tribune. p. 21.
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